Watering device for cattle



H. C. RASSMANN. WATERNG DEVICE FORCATVTLE.

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Patented May3o,]1922 .Afa-UNITED STATS;

ArtNr "oFFICE-fj .HUGO o. RAssivrANN, or BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN, AssIeNoRHTo RAssittANN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., or BEAVER DAM, WiscoNsrN..

To all whom t may concern.' l Be it known that I, HUGO C. RAssMANN, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof Beaver Dam, in the county of Dodge and State of l/Tisconsimhave invented certain 4newl andl useful Improvements in Watering Devices for Cattle; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,` and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. f

This invention relates to improvements in watering devices for ticularly to such as embody a valved fount, a bowl into which Said fount is adapted to discharge and an animal-controlled lever for opening the valve of the valved fount,- one object of my present invention being to provide simple and eiiicient means, in a watering device where the animal-controlled lever is sustained in operative position in the bowl by the spring-actuated valve of the valved fount, for'easily and quickly adjusting said lever to the properl heightlin the bowl.

W'ith this and other objects inview, the

invention consists in certain novel features 1 represents a forint passage 5 through the chamber 2 and finally out through the spout 1. y

The valve 6 is carried by a stem 'T which extends downwardly through and beyond the bottom of the cage 5. The valve is held in a normally open position by the action of a spring 8 located within the cage 5, the upper end of said spring bearing against the upper end portion of the cage and its lower end bearing upon a ring 9 supported on the valve stem.

A bowl 10 is supported in position to rev vention, that the cattle, and more par-` f I claim as new and affirmantci :envidiay fre-Rl CATTLE..

f Specification Qf'Letters Patent. Patented Maly 30;:1922 j Application vinea February 11,1921; i

ally mounted' atfll on anfarm12 depending v.

from .the fount andv normally held., in a h'orizontal position by latch'l, but it is not essential for the' A y bowl should be'supported in themanner above describedbut Vmaybe vsup/ported in "fixed position. i

lever 14 is located pivotally supported as An animal-controlled in the bowland is indicated at l5,-said lever being provided with an arm 16 which projects rearwardly purposeloj my present in-A below the valve stem of the valved fount.

. The animal-controlled*lever will be heldl in position in the bowl to be operated byan animal, by the spring-actuated valve stem, and in order that said lever may be easily and `quickly adjusted so that it may be made to assume the Aproper position within the bowl with relation to the bottom thereof,

the devices now to be described may be em-v vployed.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figure 1, the lower end portion of the valve stem is provided with a socket 17, the wall of which is threaded, and entering into this socket, is a threaded i ber 18. This rod or member extends below rod or memthe lower end ofy the valve stem and may be l provided with a head 19 to rest on the arm 16 of the animal-controlled lever.` v

The threaded member 18 constitutes c011- necting means betweeny the animaleconv trolled lever and the valve stem and by adjusting this member relatively to the` valve stem, the animal controlled lever may be easily and quickly adjusted when necessary,

member," the lower portion of the valve stem may be threaded externally as at 20 and the adjusting member may be made tubular as 'to properly position the same within the j at' 21 and internally threaded to receive .theV

externally threaded portion of the valve stem, as shown in Figure 2.

Having fully described my invention what ters-Patent, issl.. Ina watering device, the combination desire to secure by Let.'`

with a valved ount including a'spring-actuated valve, a bowl, and an animal-controlled lever normally sustained in operative position by the stem of said springactuated valve, of adjusting means forsaid lever comprising a member having threaded connection with the valve stem and engaged by a part of said animal-controlled lever within the bowl.

2. In a watering with a fount, a bowl,and a pivoted'a'nir'nal-V controlled lever located in the bowl and having an arm, a valve for said fount, a stem depending from Said valve, and an adjusting member between the lever arm and the valve stem normally within the bowl, saidvalve stem and adjusting member having threaded portions and one of said parts telescoping relatively to the other, whereby said adjusting member is connected with the device, the combinationv valve stem in position to receive the lever arm.

3. In a watering device, the combination of 4a valved fount embodying a valve having a depending stem, the lower portion of the latter having a socket vwith athreaded wall, a bowl7 lan animal-controlled lever in the bowl, said lever having an arm within the bowl, and an adjusting member threaded into the socket in the valve stem and depending rom' the latter in position normally to receive the arm ofthe lever ywithin the bowl.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this i speciieation inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses;

HUGO C. RASSMANN. Witnesses: f

A. B. CHANDLER, E. J. LAWRENCE-` 

